Intelligence

Russia's government has put forward a law to force ride-hailing apps to give the FSB domestic intelligence agency real-time access to their data."The document prescribes the obligation of the taxi ordering service to provide the FSB with automated remote access to the information systems and databases used to receive, store, process and transmit taxi orders," a statement published Wednesday by the lower house State Duma said.Lawmaker Adalbi Shkhagoshev, a member of the parliament's security committee, told news agency…

Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.  While the difference in cognitive abilities was a small one and isn't enough to show a causal relationship, it is enough to be notable – and the study was careful to factor in variables including differences in genetics and the child's socio-economic background.Meanwhile, watching TV and using social media didn't seem to have a…

Researchers have discovered that mutation of a neuronal gene can have a positive effect: higher IQ in humans.When genes mutate, it can result in severe diseases of the human nervous system. Neuroscientists at Leipzig University and the University of Würzburg have now used fruit flies to demonstrate how, apart from the negative effect, the mutation of a neuronal gene can have a positive effect – namely higher IQ in humans. They have published their findings in the prestigious journal Brain.Synapses are the contact points…

MIT scientists have developed a machine learning model that proposes new molecules for the drug discovery process, while ensuring the molecules it suggests can actually be synthesized in a laboratory. Credit: MIT News. Figure courtesy of the researchersA new artificial intelligence technique has been developed that only proposes candidate molecules that can actually be produced in a lab.Pharmaceutical companies are using artificial intelligence to streamline the process of discovering new medicines. Machine-learning…

Researchers have created a machine-learning system that efficiently predicts the future trajectories of multiple road users, like drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians, which could enable an autonomous vehicle to more safely navigate city streets. If a robot is going to navigate a vehicle safely through downtown Boston, it must be able to predict what nearby drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are going to do next. Credit: MITA new machine-learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby…

Planning for Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure is especially critical, as infrastructure takes time to build and is quite costly.EVs are becoming more and more common, and the future looks electric. That is all very promising, but without preparing proper infrastructure, this future may be bleak and the road to it fraught with frustration. All along the value chain surrounding EVs, we need to harness multi-layered data and mobility intelligence in order to facilitate the transition to EV and make sure we are ready…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics play a key role in strategy work. However, business intelligence is not just a data mass that supplements strategy or a self-evident prop, but, together with the predictions generated by new algorithms and computational models, it can even act as a driving force or "prime mover" in strategy formation, according to Yassine Talaoui's doctoral thesis at…

Researchers have demonstrated that artificial intelligence may be performed using small nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain.Researchers have shown it is possible to perform artificial intelligence using tiny nanomagnets that interact like neurons in the brain.The new technology, developed by a team led by <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Imperial College London</div><div…

Hacking revelations involving the cell phones of politicians have put Spain's typically circumspect intelligence agency in an uncomfortable spotlight.In one case, Spain's National Intelligence Center is accused of gross negligence for allowing unknown sources to tap the phone in Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's pocket with the Pegasus spyware. Although Spain has refused to point a finger at Morocco, the dates the phones of Sánchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were hacked last year match up with a diplomatic crisis…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence offers new opportunities to improve university education. This is demonstrated by the Learning Intelligent System (LIS) project, which has been developed by researchers at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) with backing from the eLearning Innovation Center. The system was created by a transdisciplinary research team at the UOC and has already produced excellent…